September 4, 2022 (KHARTOUM)- The Sudanese authorities urged humanitarian aid agencies to evacuate the Hamdayet border reception centre for Ethiopian refugees, citing fears for their safety following the intensification of clashes near the Sudanese border. However, in recent weeks, fighting resumed between Ethiopian forces backed by Eritrea forces against the Tigray People Liberation Front, which controls northern Ethiopia. The sources, also, said that the authorities plan to evacuate the civilians reseeding the area as Sudanese military reinforcements were deployed in both Hamdayet and Qudimah. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Plan Sudan, UNHCR, CARE, Muslim Aid, as well as the Child Welfare Council are among the aid groups working in the border area. Fighting is ongoing around the southeastern border of Tigray, with Tigray forces pushing into the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions.

Source: Ethiopian News September 05, 2022 04:41 UTC